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ORLANDO, Fla. (July 14, 2009 ) - Baby boom at Discovery Cove – Twelve year-old Clipper, an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin at Discovery Cove, swims together with her newborn male calf. The calf will get a name shortly, usually about a month after birth. All together, four dolphins have been born within the last month at the all-inclusive tropical oasis. Discovery Cove is a family adventure where guests enjoy a one-of-a-kind opportunity to swim with dolphins, snorkel with rays and tropical fish, hand-feed exotic birds and relax on pristine beaches. To discover more, visit DiscoveryCove.com.

Photo taken by Jason Collier, Discovery Cove

ORLANDO, Fla. (March 12, 2009) Dolphins at SeaWorld Orlando have learned to blow beautiful, nearly perfect underwater circles of air. And, experts think they do it just for fun.

Several months ago, SeaWorld curators noticed a dolphin at the park’s Dolphin Cove had learned to expel air from its blowhole and with a flick of its head, a circle of air–a silvery bubble ring–would be created. Curators then saw the dolphin using its rostrum (the “bottlenose” part of a bottlenose dolphin) to twist, spin and re-shape the ring, sometimes biting a bigger ring to make a smaller one.

Now, more dolphins at the SeaWorld habitat have learned to create the bubbles.

Experts think the dolphins create the rings intentionally and just for fun. In fact, once a ring is created, SeaWorld staff has noticed that a dolphin often will bite it, rather than letting another dolphin play with it.

“Make your own,” they seem to be saying.

Park curators think the increased water pressure closer to the bottom of Dolphin Cove helps to keep the rings intact and spinning longer than those closer to the surface.

Link: Dolphin Bubbles

FROM THE DAILY MAIL: Like a cat peering into a goldfish bowl, Akaasha the tiger cub is transfixed by a dolphin staring back at her.

Curiosity got the better of both Akaasha and Mavrick, a 14-month-old dolphin who’s probably more used to a crowd of human faces gazing into his glass tank at a Californian theme park.

Staff were taking six-month-old Akaasha on her daily walk around the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom when she saw Mavrick, a 14-month-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin.

I just can’t throw that out there without posting this as well. I love it when superior species sing and dance…

Link: [YouTube]